The directional reaction of hydrazine with silver complexes. Part 2. Influence of acidity and temperature

The influence of acidity and temperature on the reaction of two-coordinate silver complexes with N₂H₄ has been studied. The N₂(F)% which represents the percentage of N₂ formed by the four-electron oxidation of N₂H₄ Reaction (A)] was greatly increased by the presence of a trace of Cu^II ion in the system. The N₂(F)% was also enhanced by increasing the pH and temperature in the absence of Cu^II ion. In addition, the N₂(F)% was linearly related to log ₂ for the silver complexes. The log of the N₂(O)% which represents the percentage of N₂ formed by the one-electron oxidation of N₂H₄ Reaction (B)] was linearly related to the 1/log₂ value in the presence of Cu^II ions.